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Wallkill wrestling off and running
Head coach Thomas Silvestri has brought his team youth wrestlers for their preseason debut for the last six years he has been the Rangers skipper. This season, his squad crammed into the Randolph High School gymnasium to take participate in the 13th annual Randolph Thanksgiving wrestling tournament. Schools from four states were present for the contest, and the Rangers faced fierce competition in regular, consolation and exhibition matches.But it is not the results that matter to Silvestri. "I don't preach winning and losing," the coach said. "I preach technique and working hard."Silvestri has spent the last decade preaching hard work to the Rangers and has seen that work pay off. "I have been in the final for the last four or five years," the coach said. "I won one championship and that was three years ago.
Resolved to lose weight? Find exercise buddy
A recent online survey showed that about half of the people who make New Year's resolutions resolve to lose weight or get more exercise. One problem with these promises is that the new year begins in January. Being mammals, we are genetically programmed to "fatten up" at this time of the year, to slow down and eat more. This hibernation reflex is a great survival mechanism for wild animals facing the rigors of winter, and in millennia past was also important to humans. But, in our modern world of instant heat and fast food, the last thing the average American needs is a hyperactive appetite and a stronger desire to loaf around on the couch. Shorter days also complicate matters for those pledging to start an outdoor exercise program. Our local greenways are very popular with walkers, but they close at sunset.
Health: Contact Improv Workout
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Americans are always ready for the latest fitness craze. Yoga, Pilates, Step, Tae Bo -- but what if you like your exercise a little more laid back? Now there's something new to do and Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has details.Move over yoga, the newest workout trend is called Contact Improv and there's no music and no instructions."If you go into a beginning contact class, it will look like people rolling around on the floor together," said participant Megan Orwig.Martin Keogh, one of the founders of Contact Improv, says the free expression form of exercise can be a challenging workout that participants are able to customize. "A great appeal of this form is that you're not imposing anybody's choreography on your body," explained Keogh.Martin says Contact Improv turns people into puzzle pieces connecting and re-connecting in unscripted ways.Megan likes it because you don't have to be a skilled dancer.
Al Qaeda UK urged to strike over holidays
Al Qaeda operatives in the greater London area are being encouraged to "strike during the Christian holidays," ABC News reports. Citing intelligence and law enforcement sources, ABC says Internet chatter and web postings monitored by authorities are behind the concern of an imminent al Qaeda strike. Apparently, at least some law enforcement officials in Britain fear terror groups will again target mass transit -- bringing back fears of a repeat of the transit bombings in London that killed 52 people on July 7, 2005. "The threat of another terrorist attempt is ever present. Christmas is a period when that might happen.," Sir Ian Blair, head of London's Metropolitan Police, said on BBC Radio. While police "have no specific intelligence to do (with) that," Blair said it is a "far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the Cold War or the Second World War.
Jodie loses to win TV prize
A woman who shed a staggering eight-and-a-half stone with the help of a Preston gym has picked up a £25,000 prize on a TV show. Jodie Prenger, who is singer and has performed at pubs and clubs in Preston, binned her fast-food habit and took up running and boxing to win the Biggest Loser show on the Living TV channel. Jodie, 27, said: "It was never about the money, it was all about losing weight. "I'd tried all the diets but nothing was working, then I saw an advert for the show and went for it, I really believe it has saved my life." In the show, 12 contestants entered a house and were put through their paces by trainers, given tests and exercises to do, as well as guidance on a healthy lifestyle. Jodie was helped on her way by trainer Inny Walibhai who helped her work out every day at the Fitness First gym, in Deepdale.
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